River Roden | |
River | |
Country | England |
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County | Shropshire |
District | Telford and Wrekin |
Tributaries | |
- left | Soulton Brook |
- right | Sleap Brook |
Source | Fenn's Moss |
- elevation | 90 m (295 ft) |
- coordinates | 52°55′50″N 2°45′31″W / 52.9305°N 2.7587°W |
Secondary source | Cole Mere |
- location | near Welshampton |
- elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
- coordinates | 52°53′37″N 2°50′39″W / 52.8937°N 2.8443°W |
Mouth | |
- location | Confluence with River Tern |
- elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
- coordinates | 52°42′28″N 2°36′13″W / 52.7077°N 2.6035°WCoordinates: 52°42′28″N 2°36′13″W / 52.7077°N 2.6035°W |
Discharge | for Rodington SJ 589 141 |
- average | 1.94 m3/s (69 cu ft/s) |
- max | 28.15 m3/s (994 cu ft/s) 1968-07-03 |
A map of the Tern catchment, showing the Roden. Watershed is shown in cyan.
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The River Roden is a river in Shropshire, England, which rises near Wem Moss where the Llangollen Canal passes above its headwaters. It flows south east and meets the River Tern at Walcot.
Villages and towns it flows through or near to, include:
The River Roden is also recognised for its abundance of wildlife. Predatory birds, foxes and other animals are common to this river and there is also a large variety of fish, including: